Prayer Before Work

Sean Graver

Spend three minutes before work and start your day with Biblical wisdom, practical workplace application, and prayer. Prayer Before Work is a short devotional podcast built for Christian professionals and leaders who want to start their workday with Biblical wisdom and prayer before stepping into meetings, decisions, and workplace pressures. Each episode is about 3 minutes long. One Bible verse. One real connection to your work life. One prayer for the workday ahead. That's it. It's not a sermon. It's more like a few minutes with a trusted friend; honest, grounded, and over before your coffee gets cold. If you've been looking for a daily morning prayer, a faith-based devotional for work, or just a way to start your day anchored in something that actually matters, add this to your podcast list!

  1. 1d ago

    My Manager Just Sent Me a Friend Request - Prayer Before Work

    Submit your story here Your manager sends you a friend request, not on LinkedIn, but Instagram and Facebook, both. You don't accept it. Not because you have anything to hide, just because there's a line between your work life and your real life, and you like keeping it there. Then a few days later, she brings it up. Now you're standing there trying to figure out how honest to be with someone who has some say over your paycheck. Jesus tells his disciples in Matthew 10:16 to be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves. Shrewd means you think it through before you answer. Innocent means whatever you say is true and kind. You don't have to lie, and you don't have to over-explain, just hold the boundary with honesty and respect. Submit your story here If this episode was helpful, subscribe so you don't miss the next one, new episodes every weekday. Enjoying Prayer Before Work? A quick review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify goes a long way in helping others find the show. It only takes a minute and it genuinely makes a difference. Know someone who needs a few minutes with God before the workday starts? Forward this episode their way. Prayer Before Work is a short daily devotional hosted by Sean Graver in Lindale TX.  One Bible verse, one honest reflection, one prayer, all in about three minutes. Built for people who want to bring their faith into their workday before the noise takes over. Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@PrayerBeforeWork  Questions or feedback: https://prayerbeforework.com One verse. One reflection. One prayer. Three minutes to find the words for the moment that catches you off guard. New episodes every weekday. (Matthew 10:16) #PrayerBeforeWork #DailyDevotional #Workplace #ChristianPodcast #FaithAtWork

  2. 2d ago

    Why Nobody Lasts Long Sitting Next to Her - Prayer Before Work

    Submit your story here Ever walk into work and just feel the temperature drop the second you see someone at their desk? One listener knows that feeling well. She's been warned - people who used to sit in her seat don't sit there anymore. And lately, the sharp comments and eye rolls have started landing on her too. She did the right thing. She raised it with her supervisor, kept it professional, didn't build a case in the break room. But now she's left wondering how you handle a hard person without becoming the next name on that list. King Solomon has an answer in Proverbs 15:1 - a gentle answer turns away wrath. Not a promise that the person changes. Just a way to keep from adding fuel to a fire that's already burning. If this episode was helpful, subscribe so you don't miss the next one, new episodes every weekday. Enjoying Prayer Before Work? A quick review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify goes a long way in helping others find the show. It only takes a minute and it genuinely makes a difference. Know someone who needs a few minutes with God before the workday starts? Forward this episode their way. Prayer Before Work is a short daily devotional hosted by Sean Graver in Lindale TX.  One Bible verse, one honest reflection, one prayer, all in about three minutes. Built for people who want to bring their faith into their workday before the noise takes over. Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@PrayerBeforeWork  Questions or feedback: https://prayerbeforework.com #PrayerBeforeWork #DailyDevotional #Workplace #ChristianPodcast #FaithAtWork

  3. 5d ago

    The Coworker You Keep Meaning to Pray For - Prayer Before Work

    You walk past the same desk every morning. And for half a second, you think, "I should really pray for her sometime." Then you're at your own desk, already onto your first task. That thought comes and goes so fast most days you barely notice it happening. Praying for coworkers feels like something you'd do if you had more time, or if you were a little more spiritual than you feel most mornings. So it ends up on the list of things you meant to do. But in 1 Timothy 2:1-2, Paul urges prayer for people in positions of pressure and authority, the kind of people who are easy to resent instead of pray for. Coworkers you didn't choose fit right in there. Today's practical shift: pick one name each morning before you sit down. Just one. It's hard to stay annoyed at someone you're actively praying for. One verse. One reflection. One prayer. Three minutes to reset before you clock in. New episodes every weekday. 1 Timothy 2:1-2 #PrayerBeforeWork #DailyDevotional #FaithAtWork #ChristianPodcast #MorningPrayer If this episode was helpful, subscribe so you don't miss the next one, new episodes every weekday. Enjoying Prayer Before Work? A quick review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify goes a long way in helping others find the show. It only takes a minute and it genuinely makes a difference. Know someone who needs a few minutes with God before the workday starts? Forward this episode their way. Prayer Before Work is a short daily devotional hosted by Sean Graver in Lindale TX.  One Bible verse, one honest reflection, one prayer, all in about three minutes. Built for people who want to bring their faith into their workday before the noise takes over. Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@PrayerBeforeWork  Questions or feedback: https://prayerbeforework.com

  4. 6d ago

    Watching Them Make the Mistake You Already Made - Prayer Before Work

    You're watching a coworker walk straight into a mistake you made two years ago. Same steps, same setup, probably the same outcome. Every part of you wants to walk over and just tell them how to fix it. But they didn't ask. And you know, somehow, that showing up uninvited might not land the way you want it to - even with the best intentions. Proverbs 25:11 says a word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in a setting of silver. The timing and invitation matter as much as the words themselves. Unsolicited advice usually reads as judgment, not help - even when it's neither. Today's reflection is about looking for an opening instead of forcing one, and trusting that someone else's process doesn't have to look like yours. One verse. One reflection. One prayer. Three minutes to reset before you clock in. New episodes every weekday. Proverbs 25:11 #PrayerBeforeWork #DailyDevotional #FaithAtWork #ChristianPodcast #MorningPrayer If this episode was helpful, subscribe so you don't miss the next one, new episodes every weekday. Enjoying Prayer Before Work? A quick review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify goes a long way in helping others find the show. It only takes a minute and it genuinely makes a difference. Know someone who needs a few minutes with God before the workday starts? Forward this episode their way. Prayer Before Work is a short daily devotional hosted by Sean Graver in Lindale TX.  One Bible verse, one honest reflection, one prayer, all in about three minutes. Built for people who want to bring their faith into their workday before the noise takes over. Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@PrayerBeforeWork  Questions or feedback: https://prayerbeforework.com

  5. Aug 12

    Your Boss Just Wrecked Your Weekend Plans - Prayer Before Work"

    It's 4:45pm on a Friday. You're mentally already gone for the weekend. Then an email lands from your boss, marked urgent, needed by Monday morning - and it's not a small ask. Maybe it's a real emergency. Maybe it's someone else's poor planning landing on your desk. Either way, you didn't choose it, and now you're deciding how to respond - both to the request and to the frustration rising up in you. Proverbs 16:9 says the heart of man plans his way, but the Lord establishes his steps. Your weekend plans were real and they mattered, but they were never fully in your control to begin with. That doesn't make them pointless - it just means holding them a little looser, and responding honestly about what's actually realistic instead of seething or panicking. One verse. One reflection. One prayer. Three minutes to start your workday with a clear head instead of a bitter one. New episodes every weekday Today's passage: Proverbs 16:9 #PrayerBeforeWork #DailyDevotional #Workplace #ChristianPodcast #FaithAtWork If this episode was helpful, subscribe so you don't miss the next one, new episodes every weekday. Enjoying Prayer Before Work? A quick review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify goes a long way in helping others find the show. It only takes a minute and it genuinely makes a difference. Know someone who needs a few minutes with God before the workday starts? Forward this episode their way. Prayer Before Work is a short daily devotional hosted by Sean Graver in Lindale TX.  One Bible verse, one honest reflection, one prayer, all in about three minutes. Built for people who want to bring their faith into their workday before the noise takes over. Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@PrayerBeforeWork  Questions or feedback: https://prayerbeforework.com

  6. Aug 11

    Everyone's Donating. You're Not. Now What? - Prayer Before Work

    The workplace giving campaign email lands again. Everyone around you is clicking through and donating without a second thought. But this year's chosen cause runs against something you actually believe. Do you say something and risk being the difficult one? Go along to avoid the conversation? Opt out quietly and hope nobody notices? Paul's words to the Corinthians weren't written about office campaigns, but they fit: each person gives as they've decided in their heart, not reluctantly, not under compulsion. Even pressure nobody's technically forcing on you is still compulsion. You don't owe a full explanation - "I give to other causes that matter to me" is enough. And if you want to give, give somewhere that reflects your convictions. One verse. One reflection. One prayer. Three minutes to start your workday with a clear conscience. 🎧 New episodes every weekday 📖 Today's passage: 2 Corinthians 9:7 #PrayerBeforeWork #DailyDevotional #Workplace #ChristianPodcast #FaithAtWork If this episode was helpful, subscribe so you don't miss the next one, new episodes every weekday. Enjoying Prayer Before Work? A quick review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify goes a long way in helping others find the show. It only takes a minute and it genuinely makes a difference. Know someone who needs a few minutes with God before the workday starts? Forward this episode their way. Prayer Before Work is a short daily devotional hosted by Sean Graver in Lindale TX.  One Bible verse, one honest reflection, one prayer, all in about three minutes. Built for people who want to bring their faith into their workday before the noise takes over. Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@PrayerBeforeWork  Questions or feedback: https://prayerbeforework.com

  7. Aug 10

    Still Counting How Many Times They Wronged You? - Prayer Before Work

    You've forgiven it. Sort of. But then you see them in the break room and it flares right back up like it happened yesterday. If you're still doing the math - counting how many times, how long ago, whether you're "allowed" to still be mad - today's episode is for you. In Matthew 18, Peter asks Jesus how many times he's required to forgive someone. Jesus' answer isn't a bigger number to count to. It's an instruction to stop counting altogether. Forgiveness doesn't mean what they did was fine. It doesn't mean trusting them with the same thing again. It just means you stop punishing yourself for something that already happened while they've moved on without a second thought. One verse. One reflection. One prayer. Three minutes to start your workday free of the weight you've been carrying. New episodes every weekday Today's passage: Matthew 18:21-22 #PrayerBeforeWork #DailyDevotional #Forgiveness #ChristianPodcast #FaithAtWork If this episode was helpful, subscribe so you don't miss the next one, new episodes every weekday. Enjoying Prayer Before Work? A quick review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify goes a long way in helping others find the show. It only takes a minute and it genuinely makes a difference. Know someone who needs a few minutes with God before the workday starts? Forward this episode their way. Prayer Before Work is a short daily devotional hosted by Sean Graver in Lindale TX.  One Bible verse, one honest reflection, one prayer, all in about three minutes. Built for people who want to bring their faith into their workday before the noise takes over. Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@PrayerBeforeWork  Questions or feedback: https://prayerbeforework.com

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Spend three minutes before work and start your day with Biblical wisdom, practical workplace application, and prayer. Prayer Before Work is a short devotional podcast built for Christian professionals and leaders who want to start their workday with Biblical wisdom and prayer before stepping into meetings, decisions, and workplace pressures. Each episode is about 3 minutes long. One Bible verse. One real connection to your work life. One prayer for the workday ahead. That's it. It's not a sermon. It's more like a few minutes with a trusted friend; honest, grounded, and over before your coffee gets cold. If you've been looking for a daily morning prayer, a faith-based devotional for work, or just a way to start your day anchored in something that actually matters, add this to your podcast list!